STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Christopher Janusis was assured an appraisal from a architect from Build it Back -- and instead got an action to do the assignment promptly, but for a price, he says.
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The architect at affair -- Janusis articular him as Anton Manouilovitch, based on a business agenda he was accustomed -- has back been removed from the Build it Back program, burghal backer Amy Spitalnick said.
"This array of adventure is both acutely inappropriate and in absolute abuse of the rules of Build It Back. That's why the architect was removed from the affairs aural account of Mr. Janusis advertisement the incident," Ms. Spitalnick said.
Manouilovitch, who accustomed he had been removed from Build it Back assignment afterwards the burghal contacted the close he was formed for, denied any atrocity and told the Advance he never offered to do any assignment for money while visiting homes on account of Build it Back.
"Why would I do so, if I accept a actual advantageous job? And I do apperceive demography from the burghal will get us punished," he said.
Janusis' Midland Beach home was hit adamantine by Hurricane Sandy, and it additionally contains asbestos siding, which charge be removed if Build it Back is activity to do any assignment on his home.
That asbestos has complicated the assignment on his abode -- his allowance aggregation doesn't appetite to absolution funds for the abode until the asbestos is removed. And Janusis said the asbestos should accept never been there in the aboriginal abode -- his abode was complete afterwards asbestos was banned in 1976, and issued a affidavit of control by the burghal in 1981.
When Manouilovitch accustomed to do a accident assessment, Janusis said, he acclaimed the attendance of asbestos and told Janusis that accepting it removed by the burghal would be difficult.
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Then, Janusis alleges, he took out a business agenda for his company, and told Janusis he'd abolish the asbestos for $30,000.
"I said, 'Well, you're giving me an appraisal -- why can't we go through the action of Build it Back and see if they'll advice me afore I accomplish decisions about advantageous people?'" Janusis claims. "He fabricated a animadversion like, 'How abounding bodies accept they helped.'"
Janusis replied that the affairs had so far helped no bodies with reconstructing their homes.
"And he said, 'That's what I'm cogent you -- I'm aggravating to advice you,'" Janusis said.
He alike agape the amount bottomward to $26,000, Janusis said.
But Manouilovitch told the Advance that's not what happened.
"I assumption bodies misunderstand," Manouilovitch said.
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He said he doesn't accomplish asbestos removal, so he would never action to do so.
Manouilovitch said he anticipation he knew the abode in catechism that led to the complaint. He said he and the homeowner were artlessly discussing quotes the homeowner had ahead accustomed from added contractors to abolish the asbestos.
"I told him there's consistently a bigger action to do that," he said. "I did not acquaint him that I could abolish it."
But Janusis won't charge to pay any architect to abolish the asbestos - Build it Back covers asbestos abatement for any homes that qualifies for adjustment assignment through the program.
"Build It Back does awning asbestos abatement," Ms. Spitalnick, the burghal backer said.
The architect was removed anon afterwards the burghal was informed, but Janusis said if he had been a added accessible person, he ability accept been bamboozled into handing over money. His father, he said, apparently would accept collapsed for it -- and ability accept trusted the architect because they allotment the aforementioned nationality.
"My ancestor would've been that brainless being that did it - and because he was Russian, my ancestor would've trusted him," Janusis said.
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Ms. Spitalnick apprenticed any New Yorkers doubtable artifice to acquaintance the burghal immediately.
"New Yorkers who acquaintance annihilation that raises apropos should anon acquaintance the DOI's arcane Sandy Artifice hotline at 212-825-5959 or SandyFraud@doi.nyc.gov," she said.
Janusis said he's still cat-and-mouse to acquisition out what Build it Back will ultimately do for his home - but said he doesn't appetite to accept his options affair until a new architect comes to his home to appraise it.
"I am not advancing to any affair to allocution about my options based on a guy who is not on the payroll," he said.
He hoped the burghal would do added blank and aftereffect with homeowners -- article that Department of Investigation candor monitors accept amorphous doing.
"Show them you care. Show them you accept some direction, some leadership," he said. " Ask, 'How were the bodies who came to your house? Were they honest with you?'"
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